Editorial: Graduates’ service rate speaks well of region

Washington universities hit a rare trifecta Tuesday, one that reflects well not only on the institutions, but on the state and region as well.

The Peace Corps released its annual list of universities with the most graduates accepted into the ranks of its volunteers. Since its creation by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the agency’s work has helped improve the lives of the world’s poor and enhanced the image of the United States.

Acting director Carrie Hessler-Radelet traveled to Seattle to draw attention to the contributions Washington campuses and students will make to the corps’s success in 2013.